December 30, 2014, 2:00PM

During its years of operation, from 1854 to 1906, the New York Firebrick and Staten Island Clay Retort Works factory produced firebricks, roofing tiles, ornamental moldings, and garden urns. During the height of its operation in the mid-1890s, the factory employed over 300 people and used 13,000 tons of clay to produce over three million bricks a year. Kreischer... Full story »

August 22, 2014, 10:08AM

A New Brighton man sparked a large-scale police hunt Friday morning after he allegedly hit his wife and then assaulted two police officers who responded to his home following the incident, police said. Full story »

June 18, 2014, 10:00AM

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- As the temperature creeped above 90 on Tuesday, kids made a beeline for the sprinkles at Bloomingdale Park. And there's more in store for Wednesday, and summer doesn't officially begin until Saturday. More humid air, with the mercury headed into the high 80s, with a chance of thunderstorms are in the forecast. Full story »

April 25, 2014, 10:34AM

By Todd Simmons/Blogger Spring comes to the Northeastern forests from the ground up. It starts in the woods with the wildflowers and ferns, moves into the brush and shrub layer, then up through the trees, whose leaves in the summer create a canopy over it all. The little plants, those ferns and wildflowers, catch the sun's rays and thrive... Full story »

April 22, 2014, 11:52AM

By Todd Simmons/Earth Blogger This year for Earth Day, Disneynature presents "Bears". It is the story of a family of brown bears in Alaska and their neighbors; wolves, eagles, and salmon. With a run time of 80 minutes, this beautiful movie opens a new world. The film, shot around 3,575 miles from Staten Island, gives a look at a... Full story »

May 22, 2012, 5:05PM

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Paramedics and EMTs, including the two who rushed to the aid of "miracle baby" Samyah Bailey last year, were honored by Borough President James P. Molinaro for their service to Staten Island. The event, Borough Hall's 20th annual EMS Recognition Breakfast in the Excelsior Grand, New Dorp, drew FDNY and EMS brass, including FDNY Commissioner... Full story »

March 15, 2012, 8:31AM

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Islanders can safely dispose of potentially harmful household products at a special event at the Staten Island Mall May 19. "Commonly used household products can be harmful to you, your family, your pets, city workers, and the environment if improperly stored, used, or discarded," said Sanitation Commissioner John J. Doherty, a resident of Great... Full story »